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Advanced Settings
• Alarm: None, Chirp, Hi-Lo, Alert, Ring, 2-Chirp, Fast Hi-Lo,
DTMF # are used to set audible alarms that play each time
activity is found on the object.
2. Press t or u to select the desired option.
3. When finished, press SAVE softkey to save your changes to the
radio’s configuration memory.
Multi-Site Mode on Networked Systems
Some Motorola and P25 systems include a large number of sites
that are networked together to provide radio coverage to a large
geographical area. These types of trunked radio systems are more
commonly used for large statewide systems, and for some systems
that are used in large, rural counties.
As a system user moves around, or “roams,” in the coverage area of
the network, their radio will automatically find and use the nearest
tower site. Each tower site includes a number of channels. One of
these channels is used for control channel data, and the remaining
channels are used for voice traffic. As a user moves away from the
coverage of one site, the radio will search other control channel
frequencies for a better site to use.
Multi-site can be enabled by editing the trunking system (TSYS)
parameters for a Motorola or P25 system. Multi-site can be set to Off,
Stat (Stationary) or Roam. By default, Multi-site is set to Off.
The ROAM setting is ideal for those times when you are driving
around in the service area of a networked trunked radio system, as it
allows the radio to find and use the best tower sites as you move in
and out of the coverage footprints of different sites.
The STAT (stationary) setting is ideal for those times when you are
not moving and are within range of more than one tower site, as it
will allow you to monitor traffic from any tower that you are within
range of.